1. Welcome to the 2019-20 AP® School Year

2. Three Changes are Coming to AP in 2019-20
AP teachers will have access to year-round, new instructional resources that measure student progress.
New streamlined registration and ordering system gives time back to AP Coordinators.
Exam ordering is moving from spring to fall.

3. Why Shift Exam Ordering
from the Spring to Fall 3

4. Nearly all students start the year with high expectations for themselves...
Fall: Percentage intending to take the AP Exam
Spring: Percentage who actually took the AP Exam
96%
93%
75%
58%
White Male
African American Female
White Male
African American Female
...but confidence erodes over the course of the year. 4
Of all groups surveyed, White Males lost the least amount of confidence, while African American Females lost the most confidence.

5. A commitment to success.
Fall exam registration is a best practice at more than half of AP schools. In the school year, the College Board piloted earlier registration with 40,000 students.
They saw an increase in scores of 3 or higher across multiple groups. Moving the time of registration made a difference across the board, but it had the strongest effect for students who are traditionally underrepresented in AP.

6. Scores of 3+ increased across student groups
Fall Registration
Scores of 3+ increased across student groups

7. Supporting student success
Students are more likely to stay engaged in class and tackle challenging topics head-on when they register in the fall. Fees for late registration and exam cancellation ensure that students don't wait until the last minute to make a decision. This has helped teachers create a classroom culture where students are “all in.” 
During the College Board’s pilot, few students registered late or canceled their exams.

8. AP Exam Fees for 2019-20: The base exam fee is not changing
Fall Registration
AP Exam Fees for : The base exam fee is not changing
Description Cost/Exam
Fall registration
Exam ordered by Nov. 15
 $94
Late registration
Ordered Nov. 16–Mar 13
$94 + $40 fee
Unused/
canceled exam
Exam that is canceled
or not taken by the student 
$40 fee
What’s new? There will be a $40 fee for late exam registrations and unused or canceled exams.

9. A few clicks unlock the new tools and resources.
AP educators and students sign in and activate the new AP Classroom system at the start of the school year.
Digital activation will:
Give students and teachers access to the new resources throughout the school year
Allow teachers to organize their AP students by the sections they teach
Allow students to register for exams 9

10. Personal Progress Checks
AP Teachers
Powerful resources,
empowering you
Unit Guides
Personal Progress Checks
AP Question Bank
Progress Dashboard

11. Unit Guides
Course at a Glance provides a comprehensive overview of course content.
Elements include:
Units
Topics
Suggested pacing
Suggested skills to be taught
Big Ideas
Example: United States Government and Politics

12. Unit Guides
Unit guides eliminate guesswork by outlining course skills and content.
Planning guides that outline content and skills for commonly taught units within a course. Each guide:
Suggests sequence and pacing of content
Scaffolds skill instruction across units
Organizes content into topics
Provides tips on taking the exam
Example: United States Government and Politics

13. Unit Guides
Instructional approaches offer recommendations on integrating skills and content.
Elements included:
Teaching for Transfer and Understanding
Organizing the Course
Selecting and Using Course Materials
Instructional Strategies
Developing Course Skills
Formative Assessment and Feedback
College Board Resources
Example: United States Government and Politics

14. Personal
Progress Checks
Personal progress checks provide students with actionable feedback throughout the year.
The personal progress checks measure progress and skills through:
Multiple-choice questions with rationales to explain correct and incorrect answers
Free response questions with AP scoring guidelines teachers can use to evaluate student work

15. Progress
Dashboard
A progress dashboard highlights progress and areas of focus throughout the year.
Interactive reports:
Educators can use the progress dashboard to pinpoint students’ strengths and weaknesses on AP content and skills to improve performance 
Students can also use the tool to monitor their own progress

16. AP Question
Bank
Question bank boosts exam practice with 15,000+ on-demand AP Exam questions.
A library of real AP Exam questions that teachers can access. The bank:
Can be filtered by course topics and skills
Can be used to create customized practice and tests that can be assigned online or on paper as in-class assignments or homework
Enables teachers to create their own questions or edit existing questions

17. 2 1 Next steps for Teachers
Teachers offering an AP course for the first time submit the AP Course Audit form to the school’s AP Course Audit administrator.
May 2
Explore information about new resources, key dates, and course and exam changes; preorder new course and exam description binder.
Spring 2019 1